With your help, dental visits can be a positive - even fun- experience for your kids.  Our staff is great with kids and will spend a lot of time with your kids to help them feel comfortable and understand what they can expect.  You can help us make their next visit...

About 120 million people in the US are missing at  least 1 tooth, and 36 million people do not have any teeth.  If you are one of the 15-20% who wear dentures an issue for denture wearers is gum infection due to Candida Albicans or fungus that grows on the...

Life is a Grind, and even more so for your teeth! If you find your spouse or bed partner elbowing you in the night and saying Quit grinding your teeth.  Our teeth are being ground into dust or definitely much shorter by the "perpetual motion machine" of our jaws! In...

A girls nite out or beer with the bros could give you more than a hangover.  Alcohol can dry out your mouth which encourages bacterial halitosis (Bad Breath).  Drinks with spicy foods and cigarettes can too.  

While no one knows exactly where the 5 second rule originated.  You  have probably done it yourself. The rule states that when food is dropped on the floor, it is safe to eat if picked up within 5 seconds. But is it really true? Believe it or not, recently a study was...

Wonder why you are suddenly getting cavities when you haven't had them in years? As we get older, we enter a 2nd round of cavity prone years. One common cause of cavities in older adults is Dry Mouth. It is not a normal part of aging. However, it is side effect of...

Moderate exercise right before an appointment may help patients with severe dental phobia, a new study has found.  Patients who walked at a moderate pace for 30 minutes experienced decreased anxiety before, during and after dental treatment. Treadmill training or...

What can you you do for bad breath?  What causes it? 1.Malodor can be caused by a smelly diet, like spices and garlic 2.  A heavy tongue coating - stick your tongue out and look at it- what color is it It should be nice and pink not brown or white. 3.Gum disease can...

3 ways to prevent summertime  tooth decay Stay on a routine- It is important for families to consistently brush and floss- try a brushing calendar to help everyone stay on track over the summer.  Brushing alongside your children for 2 minutes, twice a day for the...

Your teeth are sensitive to hot or cold Your gums are puffy and/or they bleed when you brush or floss You have fillings, crowns, implants,dentures or partials You don't like the way your teeth look when you smile You have persistent bad breath or a bad taste in your...